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Candela - LANforge Fire Stateful Network Traffic Generator

LANforge FIRE generates and receives various network protocols. It is used to create load on a network under test. It reports statistics such as packets sent and received, latency, packet-loss and many other network characteristics. LANforge supports real protocols and stateful TCP connections, so it can generate load against web servers, VOIP gateways, firewalls, load-balancers and many other network components. LANforge can virtualize network adapters and wifi station interfaces. It can also act as a router or group of routers supporting OSPF, RIP, BGP and Multicast (PIM, IGMP). LANforge supports IPv4 and IPv6. The LANforge system consists of a single manager process, and one or more traffic generator machines (resources). The resources are connected to the manager over a management network. Devices under test are connected to the non-management ports of LANforge systems. If needed, LANforge can also generate traffic on the management network. The LANforge GUI may run on the LANforge machines or on the customer's PCs. The GUI should connect to the manager machine. Multiple GUIs can be used concurrently.

LANforge FIRE Use Cases Candela LANforge Fire

Validate network equipment for throughput, stability and performance, at up to 10Gbps speeds. All supported protocols can be used concurrently for a very realistic traffic mix.

24 and 48-port modules especially cost-effective for testing many slower systems, such as DSL, Cable-Modem, and Satellite modems.

WiFIRE models can emulate up to 128 WiFi clients per chassis for testing access points and other wireless infrastructure.

VOIP Call generation can be used to load SIP gateways and other VOIP infrastructure. It can report various statistics, including PESQ quality scores.

HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and similar load generation can be used to test web servers, load balancers, and related equipment.

LANforge can support 30,000+ concurrent stateful TCP connections, so it can be used to test firewalls, routers, and other equipment that pays close attention to higher level protocols.

Each LANforge VoIP/RTP endpoint can play from a wav file and record to a separate wav file. Almost any sound file can be converted to the correct wav file format with tools bundled with LANforge. Sample voice files are included.

Support for 1000 or more emulated VoIP phones per machine (hardware dependent)

LANforge VoIP/RTP endpoints can call other LANforge endpoints or third party SIP phones like Cisco and Grandstream. Third party phones can also call LANforge endpoints and hear the WAV file being played

LANforge WiFIRE 802.11a/b/g/n Stateful Traffic Generator

Useful for testing Wireless Access Points and deployments.

Can emulate up to 128 802.11a/b/g/n wireless client stations (Virtual STAs) per radio.

Each radio can run on only a single frequency at a time. So, all stations must be able to connect to an AP on the same channel.

Each Virtual STA can be associated with a particular Access Point (AP).

Each Virtual STA can be set to a specific protocol (/a, /b, /g /n) or be told to use the best option available.

Supports bridge mode where wired Ethernet traffic can connect to the wired port on the LANforge an have their traffic sent onto the wireless network. This allows third-party traffic generators to be used. Each MAC address is associated with a single WiFi station in LANforge. With release 5.2.2, traffic can be bridged by IP address as well.

LANforge NetReplay & Backtrack Feature Highlights

Using a combination of the LANforge FIRE traffic generation and LANforge ICE network emulation, LANforge supports capture and replay of Ethernet packet streams.

Capture protocol can be converted to standard 'libpcap' format for use with other tools such as Wireshark and tcpdump.

Capture has been benchmarked at 1Gbps bi-directional on high-end hardware using 6TB RAID configuration.

Virtual Network Builder

LANforge Netsmith is a drag-and-drop virtual network builder. It can support virtual routers, emulated network links, bridges (switches), virtual and physical interfaces, and more. When using routers, it supports static, OSPF, BGP, Multicast (IGMP, PIM) and other protocols for IPv4 and IPv6. LANforge FIRE stateful traffic generating connections and LANforge ICE network emulations are easily placed in the virtual networks. The virtual routers can connect to external routers and other network elements for easy integration into your network.

Emulates networks of arbitrary complexity using real-world routing protocols by integrating with the XORP router daemon

See the LANforge FIRE and LANforge ICE and cookbook for examples of how Netsmith works.

LANforge FIRE Systems

LANforge FIRE is often customized to a customer's specifications. In particular all of the LANforge ICE Network Emulation feature set is available. Some standard systems are listed below, but please contactThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.to discuss your requirements in detail and for a customized quote.

Simulate up to 128 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless Stations in one small system. Each Virtual Station device has it's own IP address, IP port space, MAC address and routing table. Excellent for testing Access Points and other WiFi networks.

Generate and receive up to 2 Gbps of traffic across 48 10/100 ethernet interfaces utilizing a single LANforge machine and a 48-port managed ethernet switch. This system is excellent for testing DSL, Cable Modem, and other networks with a large number of lower-speed network devices.